Stigmella benanderella

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Stigmella benanderella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. benanderella
Binomial name
Stigmella benanderella
(Wolff, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula benanderellaWolff, 1955

Stigmella benanderella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It has a scattered distribution in Europe. It has been recorded from Fennoscandia, Denmark, the Baltic region, Hungary and Slovakia.

The larvae feed on Salix phylicifolia , Salix repens and Salix rosmarinifolia . They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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